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Dispersal propensity and settling preferences of European corn borers in maize field borders.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Bailey, R. I. & Bourguet, D. & Pallec, A. H. le & Ponsard, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops kill pest larvae but have led to resistance evolution in several target pests. The high dose-refuge (HDR) strategy a...

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Snowmobile noise alters bird vocalization patterns during winter and pre-breeding season.

Published online: 25 May 2024

Authors: Cretois, B. & Bick, I. A. & Balantic, C. & Gelderblom, F. B. & Pávon-Jordán, D. & Wiel, J. & Sethi, S. S. & Betchkal, D. H. & Banet, B. & Rosten, C. M. & Reinen, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Noise pollution poses a significant threat to ecosystems worldwide, disrupti...

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Detection and monitoring of pink bollworm moths and invasive insects using pheromone traps and encounter rate models.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Byers, J. A. & Naranjo, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pink bollworm moth Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most destructive pests in agriculture. An ongoing ...

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Aedes aegypti control: the concomitant role of competition, space and transgenic technologies.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Yakob, L. & Alphey, L. & Bonsall, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 2 billion people are currently at risk of infection with dengue fever. Use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) in controlling the vector, Aedes...

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Transgenic virus resistance in cultivated squash affects pollinator behaviour.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Prendeville, H. R. & Pilson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two ecological risks associated with the use of transgenic crops are transgene movement into wild populations and effects on non-target organisms, suc...

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Long-term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect.

Published online: 16 Feb 2022

Authors: Freelance, C. B. & Magrath, M. J. L. & Elgar, M. A. & Wong, B. B. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Captive breeding programmes are key to many threatened species reintroduction strategies but could potentially be associated with adaptations to capti...

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Sonic sea: impacts of noise on marine mammals.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This article discusses the how sound is used by marine species to find prey, communicate, and even mate with their kind. However, the increasing level...

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Long-range host-finding behaviour of the onion fly Delia antiqua (Diptera: Anthomyiidae): ecological and physiological constraints.

Published online: 11 Jul 1989

Authors: Judd, G. J. R. & Borden, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-range, host-finding behaviour of Delia antiqua was investigated in 16 mark-release-recapture experiments in Canada using onion-reared flies f...

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Low S-allele numbers limit mate availability, reduce seed set and skew fitness in small populations of a self-incompatible plant.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Young, A. G. & Pickup, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of genetic factors in species decline and extinction is the subject of a long-running controversy, with demographical factors often seen as m...

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Shifting host choices of the vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma infestans, in relation to the availability of hosts in houses in north-west Argentina.

Published online: 29 Apr 1998

Authors: Gürtler, R. E. & Cohen, J. E. & Cecere, M. C. & Chuit, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data from a 4-year study on the blood meal sources of 1964 specimens of T. infestans collected from human sleeping places in 3 rural villages in north...

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